Me and Mr. Chips

"Me and Mr. Chips in the 1970's. I hated this outfit-my mother made me wear it!" (via)

Hide me, Mr. Chips! Let me scrunch down behind you and hide me before Mother catches me on film in this sailor suit!

Oh Mr. Chips, I'm just a poor prepubescent boy, forced to do whatever Mother wants. What if she tries to take me to the club in this outfit? I'm doomed, Mr. Chips, doomed! The fellas will never let me forget it!

Alas, Mr. Chips, can you save me?

Ahoy there Sailor(s)

"yes, my early childhood was filled with lots of matching outfits." (via)

Hey there sailor boy, and boy, and girl

Your freak flag? It does unfurl.

You ride a horse, out to sea?

The mix of themes confuses me.

Sailor hats, like a beret

Should I enter in the fray?

Sunset clouds, pink and blue

Background pales next to you

Three Musketeers you siblings are

A I admire from Afar.

A New Year's Baby from My Parents Made Me Wear This

This little niblet is your Happy New Year baby from My Parents Made Me Wear This. Okay, so little is not so much the term for a baby of this size, nicknamed Boomer.

Surprisingly, this young man is of normal proportions now. And incredibly, unscarred, despite being clothed in this sailor suit. (Even the bear looks wide-eyed and horrified.)

Of course, I will say that this particular sailor suit strikes my fancy much more than others I've seen. I'm digging the crest on the front since it reminds me of a generic Hollywood movie costume emblem for a military operation against some threatening fascist incursion.
Or aliens. (Starship Troopers, anyone?)

Happy New Year from Boomer and I. We both look forward to spending some quality time together in 2010.